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公共英语考试PETS三级易错题(2019/3/12)
1题:Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. 
These who have a passion  26  climbing high and difficult mountains are often  27   with astonishment. Why are men and women  28  to suffer cold and hardship, and to   29  on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities  30   which men give their leisure.
There are no man-made rules, as there are for  31   as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to  32   , but it is this freedom from man-made rules   33   makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to their own   34   .
If we   35   mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is   36   mountaineering is not a “team work”. However, it is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no :matches”   37   “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may   38   , obviously, there is teamwork.
A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural  39   that ate stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and   40    qualities.
A mountain climber   41   to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions   42  in their early twenties. But it is not  43   for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more   44   than younger men, but they probably climb more skill and less   45   of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
26. [A]for              [B]in                [C]to            [D] of
27. [A]looked up to      [B]looked forward     [C]looked into     [D] looked upon
28. [A]willing          [B]reluctant           [C]unwilling      [D] probable
29.[A]take pains        [B]run risk            [C] take a risk     [D] make efforts
30. [A]to              [B]with               [C]for           [D]towards 
31. [A]so              [B] various            [C] different      [D]such
32. [A] apply           [B] worry             [C] ignore        [D] notice
33. [A] which           [B] that              [C] how          [D] why
34. [A] methods         [B] forms            [C] rules          [D] activities
35. [A] correlate         [B] relate            [C] compare       [D] contrast
36. [A] for             [B] what              [C] which        [D] that
37. [A]within           [B]from              [C]beyond        [D]between
38. [A]exist             [B]go               [C]depend        [D]confide
39. [A]strength          [B]storms            [C]powers        [D]forces 
40. [A]physician         [B]physical           [C]physiological   [D]psychological
41. [A]tries             [B]continues          [C]wants         [D]decides
42. [A]will be            [B]appear             [C]are                [D]is
43. [A]unusual           [B]normal             [C]common           [D]strange
44. [A]strength           [B]efforts             [C]energy             [D]time
45. [A]shortage          [B]lack                [C]rubbish            [D]waste
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2、3、4、5、6题: There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect”— conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world’s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water.
Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature — a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would mane agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible) Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profits, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile?
56. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _______.
A、 cause widespread damage in the countryside 
B、 affected the entire eastern half of the United States
C、 had damaged effect on health
D、 existed merely in urban and industries areas 
57. As to the greenhouse effect, the author __________.
A、 share the same view with the scientist.
B、 is uncertain of its occurrence
C、 rejects it as being ungrounded
D、 thinks that it will destroy the world soon
58. The word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by _________.
A、 slip into                 B、 make up for
C、 set up                  D、 catch up with
59. It can be concluded that ____________.
A、 raising the world’s temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth.
B、 lowering the world’s temperature merely a few degrees would lead major farming areas to disaster.
C、 almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade.
D、 the world’s temperature will remain constant in the years to come.
60. This passage is primarily about __________.
A、the greenhouse effect..
B、 the burning of fossil fuels..
C、 the potential effect of air pollution.
D、 the likelihood of a new ice age.
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7题:Thecarbythesideoftheroadandthedrivertriedtorepairit.()
A、breaksdown
C、hasbrokendown
B、wasbreakingdown
D、brokedown
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8、9、10、11、12题: Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction.  Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.


In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person. 
56. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .
A. have ruined their talents
B. have taken on an unsuitable job
C. think of nothing but their salary
D. are not aware of their own potential 
57. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .
A. much competition has to be faced
B. many employees have no working experience
C. the young people only care about how much they can earn  
D. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance
58. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?
A. Your job must suit your interest.
B. Your job must set a pattern of life.
C. Your job must offer you a high salary.
D. Your job must not ruin your talents.
59.The best title for this passage would be ____.
A. What Can A Good Job Offer 
B. Earning A Living  
C. Correct Attitude On Job-hunting
D. How To Choose A Job 
60. The word “pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means ____ .
A. splendid      B. miserable                                     
C. disgusted     D. touching
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13题:hewasseriouslyiii,Iwouldn’thavetoldhimthetruth.()
A、IfIknew
C、HadIknown
B、IfIknow
D、DidIknow
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